Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Price and performance details for the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

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Is the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?

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Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: LGA1155

Clockspeed: 3.3 GHz

Turbo Speed: 3.7 GHz

Cores: 4 Threads: 4

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache Size: L1: 256 KB, L2: 1.0 MB,

Other names: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz, Intel Core i5-2500 CPU @ 3.30GHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 91.47

Overall Rank: 1530

Last Price Change: $44.89 USD (2023-02-03)

Average CPU Mark

4106

Single Thread Rating: 1705
Samples: 3990*
*Margin for error: Low

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 6,542
Thread: 1,888

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Integer Math	14,597 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	7,452 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	24 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	9 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	1,032 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	65.8 MBytes/Sec
Physics	339 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	3,195 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,705 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 3rd of February 2023.

CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 4th of February 2023

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 4th of February 2023.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

Merchant	Price	Purchase
	$249.21 USD	Buy Now!
	$44.89 USD	Buy Now!
	NA	CPU Not Available. See Other Models

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Pricing History

Machines with this CPU (or similar)

	Custom Gaming PC Desktop Computer by Kepler Systems i5 2500 3.30ghz, 8GB DDR3 Ram, Geforce GTX 750 ti 2GB Graphic, 500GB SSD Drive, 550w Power, with USB WiFi Adapter	$519.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Aspire TC-1760-UA92 Desktop \| 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core Processor \| 12GB 3200MHz DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| 8X DVD \| Intel Wireless Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Bluetooth 5.2 \| Windows 11 Home	$529.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 12 NUC12WSHi5 Wall Street Canyon Mini Computer 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1240P, 12 Cores (4P+8E), 16 Threads, 12MB Intel Smart Cache, Intel Iris Xe Graphics,0GB RAM, 0GB SSD, No OS, Barebone	$749.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Acer Nitro 50 N50-620-UA91 Gaming Desktop \| 11th Gen Intel Core i5-11400F 6-Core Processor \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 \| 8GB DDR4 \| 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD \| Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 \| Keyboard and Mouse	$745.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Intel NUC 11 Pro NUC11PAHi5 Panther Canyon Desktop Mini PC, Intel® Core i5-1135G7 4-Cores, 2.4–4.2 GHz Turbo, 28W Intel® Iris™ Xe Graphics, 0GB DDR4 RAM, 0GB PCIe SSD, Barebone	$541.90 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-12900K		41,582
Intel Core i7-12700K		34,752
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		22,688
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,160
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,956
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,932
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,563
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,794
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		14,557
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,266
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		4,106

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		187.31
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		132.12
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		116.36
Intel Core i9-12900K		99.83
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		91.47
Intel Core i7-12700K		84.97
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		49.01
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		31.20
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-12900K		4,208
Intel Core i7-12700K		4,059
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,848
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,826
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,730
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,356
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,948
Intel Core i7-9700K @ 3.60GHz		2,891
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X		2,665
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,568
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		1,705

Last 5 Baselines for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL1737511 - Feb 04 2023		4046
BL1737067 - Feb 04 2023 [Overclocked]		2710
BL1736031 - Feb 03 2023		4305
BL1735292 - Feb 02 2023		4386
BL1734234 - Feb 01 2023		4357

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		4,106
Intel Core i5-2400 @ 3.10GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,846 (-6.3%)
Intel Core i5-2500S @ 2.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,436 (-16.3%)
AMD A10-7850K APU vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,390 (-17.4%)
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,256 (-20.7%)
Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		4,952 (+20.6%)
Intel Core i5-3470 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		4,677 (+13.9%)
Intel Core i5-4460 @ 3.20GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		4,853 (+18.2%)
AMD FX-8120 Eight-Core vs Intel Core i5-2500		4,655 (+13.4%)
Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.30GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		4,112 (+0.2%)
Intel Core i3-4170 @ 3.70GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,579 (-12.8%)
Intel Core i3-4130 @ 3.40GHz vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,304 (-19.5%)
AMD A10-7800 APU vs Intel Core i5-2500		3,178 (-22.6%)

Is the Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz Good for Gaming?
As of 7th of February 2023 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
Intel Core i9-13900T		8,921
Intel Core i9-13900KS		8,480
Intel Core i9-13900F		8,178
Intel Core i9-13900K		7,797
Intel Core i9-13900KF		7,574
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D		7,104
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X		6,698
Intel Core i7-13700K		6,679
Intel Core i5-13600K		6,650
Intel Core i5-13600KF		6,562
Intel Core i7-13700F		6,510
Intel Core i9-12900KS		6,437
Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz		408

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CPU Mark Distribution for Intel Core i5-2500 @ 3.30GHz

Pricing History

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